When driving a car with an automatic transmission, owners may encounter various problems with the engine control system. The most common one is the U0100 error. What ...

General Motors has issued a product emissions recall for certain examples of the 2015 to 2017 model-year Chevy City Express utility van over an issue related to the engine control module. The problem: ...

The 2021 Cadillac CT5 luxury sedan is included in a newly issued GM service bulletin because a fix is now available for a software problem in the Engine Control Module that may cause the CT5 to fail ...

When Ford (in conjunction with International) converted the 7.3L IDI engine from mechanical to the hydraulically actuated electronically controlled unit injection (HEUI) system, the Power Stroke brand ...

Nissan’s variable compression turbo engine is now at the center of a class action lawsuit that alleges widespread defects ...

Changing the oil is the most common maintenance you'll have to do on your car, but what happens when the check engine light ...

Knock sensors are devices used in internal combustion engines to detect engine knock or detonation. The knock sensor detects vibrations and sends a signal to the engine control module (ECM), to ...

An electronic control unit is a device responsible for overseeing, regulating and altering the operation of a car's electronic systems. Each of a car's electronic features, such as an anti-lock ...

The throttle position sensor monitors how far open the throttle valve (or blade) is open, which is determined by how far down the accelerator pedal has been pushed. The throttle position controls the ...

A coolant temperature model of an internal combustion engine has been formulated to meet the new On-Board Diagnostics II (OBD II) requirement for coolant temperature rationality. The model utilizes ...